- Best supporting actress Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016
Biography
💥Lupita Amondi Nyong'o. Born in 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico. She grew up in a family with 5 brothers and sisters. Her father worked as a politician, and her mother was a producer. She studied at the Yale School of Drama. She works as an actress and producer. She prefers to keep her personal life secret.
🏆Main awards🏆: Oscar (2014) [12 Years a Slave], BAFTA (2014) [12 Years a Slave], Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014) [12 Years a Slave], Tony (2024) [Suffs]
🎬Main projects🎬: "12 Years a Slave" (2013), "A Quiet Place: Day One" (2024), "The Jungle Book" (2016), "Black Panther" (2018), "Us" (2019)
⭐Interesting fact⭐: Lupita deliberately refused roles that reinforced stereotypes and became one of the first actresses to openly influence standards of representation and skin color in modern Hollywood
Filmography
2No films in this section.
Awards & recognition
2 nominations · 2 Award ceremony
- Award Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016
Interesting facts
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Lupita's parents are from Kenya.
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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o's parents are from Kenya.
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Although one of the most common pronunciations of the actress's surname worldwide is "En-knee-on-go," the correct pronunciation is "En-yon-go."
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Full name: Lupita Amondi Nyong'o.
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Lupita's father, Peter Anyang Nyong'o, is a prominent Kenyan politician, senator for Kisumu County in western Kenya, who previously served as Minister of Planning and National Development.